Business license options

Single user

A single-user license for Stata is an identified-user license. The
registered user is the only authorized user of that license.

A single-user license allows Stata to be installed in up to three
locations (a computer at work, a computer at home, and a laptop) as long
as the authorized user is the only one with access to the software.

Upgrade discounts are available for perpetual single-user licenses only.

Single-user licenses of Stata/IC, Stata/SE, Stata/MP (2-core), and
Stata/MP (4-core) may be either perpetual or annual.

Perpetual licenses do not expire and may be upgraded to a new version
or flavor at a reduced price.

Expiring licenses are also available. The license term begins on the day of purchase.
Although annual licenses may be upgraded to a higher flavor, the expiration
date remains the same as the original purchase.

Volume purchase

Volume purchases are purchases of
single-user licenses of Stata placed
at the same time in order to take advantage of reduced per-unit
costs.

Purchasing N copies of Stata under volume-purchase pricing does
not mean that the copies are "tied" together. For example,
you may elect to upgrade only 1 of the N copies and
wait to upgrade the other (N - 1) at a later time.

Compute server

Compute-server licenses are available for Stata/MP (16-core) and above.

A compute-server license must be installed and run on a
single machine, whereas a network license may be installed and run
on individual machines.

An N-user compute-server license is a license that allows a
maximum of N concurrent users. It is a perpetual license
without an expiration date.

The minimum size compute-server license that may be purchased is a 25-user license.

The size of the license can be increased at any time at a reduced charge.
If you currently own a 25-user compute-server license, the price
of adding another user would be the price of adding user number 26.

Term

A Stata term license is an N concurrent-use network license that
must be installed in a single geographic location or physical site. Term licenses expire
after one year. If a new release of Stata occurs during the year, the new
release is sent to the term license holder at no additional charge.

The minimum size term license for Stata/IC and Stata/SE is 15. The minimum size
term license for Stata/MP (2-core), Stata/MP (4-core), Stata/MP (6-core), and
Stata/MP (8-core) is 10. The minimum size term license for Stata/MP (12-core)
and above is 5.

Site

A site license for Stata provides your entire organization with access
to the most recent version of Stata.

A site license enables all staff members to work seamlessly
with one another within and across departments, always with the most
up-to-date version of Stata.

Site licenses are annual licenses that can be customized to include or
not include usage on personal devices.

Site license usage has no restrictions. There is only one serial number
to maintain and usage is not monitored throughout the year.

A site license provides continued access to technical support from PhD-
and master's-level statisticians.

All site license users have access to the PDF documentation.

A site license centralizes your Stata purchases into a single annual
payment for budgeting purposes.

A site license ensures continued access to updates, including
enhancements, bug fixes, and security patches.

Maintenance

Maintenance allows you pay an annual amount and receive the next
release of Stata automatically and without extra charge. Many
companies and instutitions prefer a predictable annual cost.
Maintenance lets you combine the convenience of paying annually
with a perpetual license.

When you purchase maintenance for Stata software, you will automatically be
sent any major release upgrades which are made available while your
maintenance agreement is in effect.

Maintenance charges are yearly, and maintenance may be purchased only
when you buy a new license or upgrade an existing one.

Maintenance ensures continued access to updates
including enhancements, bug fixes, and security patches.